You will be an employee of the University of Tennessee and not our affiliated hospital, Erlanger. Please be aware that your first official day of residency training will be Sunday, July 1, 2018, unless you have already been given a later start date by your Program Director.

By Monday, March 19, you should have received a Letter of Commitment (LOC), a binding agreement, from your Program Director.

The deadline for completing, signing, and returning the LOC is Friday, March 23. Please return it as soon as possible to your Program Director and Residency Coordinator.

By April 2, please email the GME Office a high-resolution jpg photo (color, head and shoulders) of yourself (GME@erlanger.org)

Also by April 2, If you are an international medical graduate, please make sure to email your ECFMG number to the GME Office as well as a copy of your ECFMG Certificate if you already have it. (GME@erlanger.org)

Email addresses and contact information for your Coordinators are listed at the bottom of the page.

By April 2, you will receive an email from the GME Office with detailed instructions on how to access your onboarding payroll and training forms from the secure, web-based Residency Management System we use -- New Innovations -- complete and sign the forms, and then upload back into your unique demographic file.

The deadline for submitting all forms will be Monday, April 30, 2018.

Life support certification -- Depending on your specialty, you will need to obtain BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or ATLS certification before you officially begin your residency or fellowship on July 1. If you can obtain the required certifications prior to July 1 at your medical school or current training program, you will just need to send the GME Office a copy of your certification cards denoting dates of certification. If you cannot obtain certification on your own, you will need to participate in online training and required sessions and skills tests in Chattanooga the last two weeks of June. Requirements and training dates for these sessions in Chattanooga will be posted soon.

Certification Type:

Training Dates:

Programs Required to Complete:

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

TBA

Everyone (Except PEDS)

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

June 21-22, 2018 (8am-5pm)

Surgery, Ortho, & EM Residents

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)

TBA

FM Residents Only

Basic Life Support (BLS)

TBA

Everyone

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

June 18, 2018

PEDS, FM, & OB/GYN Residents

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

TBA

PEDS, FM, & EM Residents

The finalized Orientation Schedule will be posted on this page by the end of April. If you are planning travel before the beginning of residency, we advise you to try to be in Chattanooga by mid-June or arrange to complete any required certifications on you own prior to July.

Document a physical exam conducted since January 2018, and have a health statement form stating that the resident/fellow is physically and mentally fit to begin duty in our residency program. The form must be signed by a U.S. licensed physician. If you do not have a primary care physician and cannot get the physical exam done prior to July 1, you will be able to contactWork Force to schedule a physical exam earlier this upcoming Spring (at your own cost).

Between April and June 28, you must schedule and complete your health screening, drug screen, TB skin test, etc. at Work Force. More information on how to complete these items will be posted later in the Spring.

We are really looking forward to working with you as you enter this next chapter in your medical education training.